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Austin Music Awards

2012-2013 › Best Performing Bands

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Best Avant-Garde/Experimental
Sorne

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Mother Falcon
Octopus Project
John Pointer
Sheer Khan & the Space Case
A Is Red
Opposite Day
Zorch
The Calm Blue Sea
Lucid Dementia

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Best Blues/Soul/Funk
Gary Clark Jr.

Ruthie Foster
Suite 709
Eric Tessmer Band
Black Joe Lewis
The Peterson Brothers
Soul Track Mind
Carolyn Wonderland
Guy Forsyth Band
Churchwood

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Best Country/Bluegrass
Whiskey Shivers

photo by Sandy Carson

The Whiskey Sisters
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars
The Trishas
Texas Bluegrass Massacre
The Derailers
Them Duqaines
The Wagoneers
Mike & the Moonpies
Josh Abbott Band

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Best Cover Band
The Eggmen

photo by Sandy Carson

More Cowbell
Cover Girl
Encore
The Vintage 15
Think Lizzy
Lazer
Frank Gomez Band
Skyrocket
Hell's Belles

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Best Electronica/Club DJ
Toddy B

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Scorpio Rising
Andrew Parsons
DJ Mel
Kidd Evol
Roger Sellers
DJ Villa
Corduroi
Ghostland Observatory
DJ Manny

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Best Folk
Wild Child

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Dana Falconberry
Los T-Birds
Hello Wheels
Dirty River Boys
Phoebe Hunt
Whiskey Shivers
Shakey Graves
John Pointer
Texas Bluegrass Massacre

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Best Hip-Hop/Rap
Trampia

photo by Shelley Hiam

Ray Sr.
Zeale
Dubb Sicks
MC Overlord
Tee Double
Super Smash Bros.
Dirty Wormz
Phranchyze
Los Bad Apples

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Best Indie
Wild Child

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Marmalakes
Sorne
Whitman
Quiet Company
The Midgetmen
Wheeler Brothers
The Eastern Sea
Mother Falcon
O Conqueror

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Best Instrumental
Balmorhea

photo by Sandy Carson

Explosions in the Sky
Calm Blue Sea
My Education
Tia Carrera
The Mighty Landshark!
A Is Red
Sheer Khan & the Space Case
Thomas McGregor
Progress

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Best Jazz
Elias Haslanger

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Ephraim Owens
White Ghost Shivers
Jitterbug Vipers
Black Red Black
Tito Carrillo
Jeff Lofton
The Vintage 15
Kat Edmonson
Hot Texas Swing Band

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Best Latin Rock
Brownout

photo by Sandy Carson

Los Texas Wranglers
Gina Chavez
Del Castillo
Vallejo
Vitera
Grupo Fantasma
Los Lonely Boys
24-7
Patricia Vonne

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Best Latin Traditional
Gina Chavez

Los Texas Wranglers
Trio Los Vigilantes
Grupo Fantasma
El Tule
Del Castillo
Hector Ward & the Big Time
Los Pinkys
Manuel "Cowboy" Donley & His Trio Romantico
Austin Samba School

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Best Metal
Dead Earth Politics

photo by Shelley Hiam

The Sword
Broken Teeth
Eagle Claw
Snake Skin Prison
Powderburn
Black Ladder
Blood for Master
Thunderosa
Lucid Dementia

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Best None of the Above
White Ghost Shivers

photo by John Anderson

Mother Falcon
Bob Schneider & the Moonlight Orchestra
Sorne
Los T-Birds
John Pointer
More Cowbell
Trio del Rio
Girl Guitar
Minor Mishap Marching Band

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Best Punk
Lower Class Brats

photo by Shelley Hiam

Adrian & the Sickness
Krum Bums
The Midgetmen
Squint
Thieves
Riverboat Gamblers
The Beat Dolls
Residual Kid
We Paint the Town

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Best Rock
Whitman

photo by Shelley Hiam

The Whiskey Sisters
Marmalakes
Wheelers Brothers
Quiet Company
Vallejo
Sorne
Eric Tessmer Band
Bob Schneider
Not in the Face

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Best Roots Rock
Wheeler Brothers

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

Wild Child
The Whiskey Sisters
Uncle Lucius
Whiskey Shivers
Reckless Kelly
Band of Heathens
Not in the Face
Shakey Graves
Alejandro Escovedo
Ulrich Ellison & Tribe
Nick Curran